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Recaps: Sport highlights from cheerleading, golf, basketball, tennis, and
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Coach Brooks steps off the field
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Brooks Leaves After Forty Years as Head Football CoachHead Football Coach Don Brooks has resigned from
his position, leaving it empty for the first time since 1977 when Coach Brooks took over for Coach Jack Quarles, who is the only other head coach in the school’s history.
Coach Brooks was an addition to Quarles’ staff full-time in 1972, and after five years of working under him, replaced the only head coach the school has seen. In his final season at the helm, the T-Birds earned a 4-7 record, going .500 in district play and losing in the first round of playoffs.
For the moment, Coach Brooks will still hold the position of Athletic Director at Coronado, even after the school year has finished.
The reasons for his resignation are not known. How much influence the legendary coach would have after he left this position had always been a question since rumors of him resigning sprung up a few season ago.
“I don’t think I’ll have a presence (on the football program) after I leave. There have been good times and bad times since I’ve been here, hopefully most good,” said Coach Brooks.
Another question that fans have had since the rumors of his departure a few years back was who would be
the coach to fill the coveted position. A favorite in the eyes of the T-Bird faithful is Coach Bob Anderson, who has been a coach under Brooks. It has not been decided who would fill that position, however, and it has not been declared when.
Like many others, Brooks believed the length of his tenure and relationship with Coronado High School was indicative of his performance while holding the head coaching job.
“Nobody thinks that they will stay for as long as I have. I was just fortunate enough that they let me stay,” said Brooks.
The resignation of the Coronado football icon will be grieved by many that are loyal to the program and have been associated with Brooks at all during his tenure. Coach Anderson stated that he would miss conversation with Brooks, along with administering practice together in the fall.
It will be interesting to see what decisions are made in the near future as to who will fill the head coaching job, and whether or not Don Brooks will remain as the Athletic Director at Coronado High School as well.
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The 2012 Republican congressional debate was held March 1 in the
Fine Arts Auditorium at 7 p.m. The debate was held between Corey Roen and Barbara Carrasco, and moderated by El Paso Times editor Robert Moore. Roen has served out state as a second lieutenant at Fort Bliss, and left in 1993 to join the El Paso City-County Health Department. Barbara Carrasco is an Hispanic small business owner, was raised in New Mexico, and has been an El Paso resident since 1990. She has been married for 41 years, has 2 children, and graduated with honors from New Mexico State University . Both believe they can represent El Paso to its full potential, and answered many questions posed by student journalists
before the debate started. While both candidates calmly
answered all questions, perhaps because they were both conservatives, their replies hardly strayed from the politically correct. Carrasco hoped to accomplish the respect of constitution by Congress, stop the polarization of Congress, and represent the people of El Paso. Roen planned to stimulate the economy, lower taxes, and bring jobs back to El Paso.
When the more controversial topic of legalization of certain drugs came up, both candidates were in agreement: they did not support it.
Overall, there were about 100 people in attendance at the debate.
Opinion4 Issue 5 March 9, 2012
With talk of c u t t i n g
school budget and the extreme e c o n o m i c conditions of today, one would think that EPISD officials would try to preserve its money in order
to avoid letting go of any more staff members. However, instead of doing exactly that, they managed to spend $9,300 on a promotional video.
The video, which is seven minutes long, shows a montage of different schools in the El Paso Independent School District as well as points out all the opportunities that EPISD provides for its staff and students. It assures viewers that students who come out of EPISD schools are both college ready and prepared for the workforce through their education.
While this may be ultimately true, the cost of the video may transcend the supposed value of it. EPISD hired a company called the Profile Series to produce the promotional video, which totaled around $27,900. Because of the help of the Hunt Family Foundation and C&R Distributing, the school district only paid around $9,300, but this may not be as good it seems.
Just this past school year there was talk of a $7 to $11 million district budget cut, and yet the same school district manages to spend just that on a single video just to promote their image? Why does EPISD feel the need to spend much-needed funds on a video that essentially brags about the splendors of EPISD schooling? Could that money not have been used on a much more necessary endeavor?
The El Paso community does not need a movie talking about “brain gains”
or “the teddy bear clinic” in order to communicate what EPISD is giving back to our community, they need to be shown by the students themselves. After the events of this past
school year, including the indictment of ex-EPISD superintendent, Dr. Garcia, and being under the scrutiny of the FBI, this video seems to serve as a piece of propaganda to the community focused on showing off the good—and only the
good —aspects of El Paso.What El Paso needs
is a school district that does not waste its tax dollars on top-heavy
administration. The foundation should be maintained at the expense of central office.
Dear Editor,How could any citizen of the United States of America
call a military man or woman un-American, when their sole purpose is to keep the nation and its inhabitants safe? The incident of the Marines urinating on the deceased Taliban bodies has sparked much controversy and outrage amongst the nation. One may say it was an idiotic thing to do, or it was “inhumane.” However, not a single individual has the right to judge the actions of these men, until they have stepped in their shoes. My father is a former Marine, and did not appreciate the article. He read half of it and said, “Not a single person can judge the actions of these brave men and women, who risk their lives for us every day while you go to Starbucks. Until you yourself stand a post in the Middle East, nobody has the right to pass judgment.”
If “those Marines demonstrated harsh and cruel character when they desecrated the bodies of those [Taliban] men,” then what would one say about those very men who slaughtered and tortured live human bodies? Those Marines did not display any acts of cruelty or torture to those men. What they did was not morally accepted by society, but by no means are they “un-American.”
For the complete letter, go to Explorer.EPISD.orgKaylee Grodin
Katie broke up with Brandon, and after only a few hours it was the most talked-about subject in the hallways
and on the Facebook newsfeed. Yet, 2, 196 children were abducted from their homes and forced to kill their loved ones this past year, and not a single status.
Joseph Kony is an Ugandan guerrilla group leader and head of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Since the LRA has been established it has abducted and forced nearly 66,000 children to fight for them.
The war in northern Uganda has been called the most neglected humanitarian emergency in the world today. For the past twenty-three years, the LRA and the government of Uganda have been at war leaving nearly two million innocent civilians caught in the middle.
It is heartbreaking to be informed about the children being taken against their will in order to fight and kill with the LRA. Kony uses children as his soldiers because their fear makes them easy to manipulate.
Coronado students were introduced to Adong Vicky who came from northern Uganda to help inform American students of the horrors of her home country. Her uncle and aunt were victims of Kony’s power trip influencing her to try and to everything to prevent any more victims.
In 2003, three men by the names of Jason, Laren and Bobby went to Uganda on a filmmaking adventure. After they realized the chaos and brutality of this war, they decided to make a documentary and show it to friends and family back home, but it was not long until millions of people were watching the video and learning about the issues in Uganda.
In 2006 the “Invisible Children” became an official non-profit orginization and started fighting back.
They are now traveling the country sharing this story and
making people of all ages familiar with this issue using a company called “Invisible Children.” The ironic thing about Invisible Children is that in order to help spread the word of Joseph Kony, their goal is to have his face and name shown all over the world.
The documentary made its way to the capital, and after meeting with many representatives the government decided to take action. Unfortunately Kony became aware of the United States’ plans to capture him and therefore changed his tactics. With this change of plans, the U.S. needs more money to afford more complex and productive technology to track down Kony.
By having all of us aware of this conflict, they hope we will feel as inspired as they were to help and want to m a k e a difference. Our job is to spread the word to our friends and family, which can help lead to the arrest of this cruel leader, Joseph Kony.
The Invisible Children’s new 26 minute-long video was released on the Internet on March 5th with the hope of reaching 500,000 shares. To learn more about this worthy cause go to kony2012.com/sharefilm to help get the word out about the atrocity of Kony’s wars.
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Dear Kaylee,The story I wrote is representative of my views. I am
by no means stating that Marines are un-American, but the actions they committed go completely against what the United States military stands for. The actions of the Marines in the video could amount to a violation of the Geneva Conventions, which require that the bodies of those killed in war be treated honorably. The United States signed and ratified the Geneva Conventions, which forbids mistreatment of bodies, meaning they agreed to refrain from acts such as urinating on dead soldiers. As Amerians we hold ourselves to higher standards.
With this being said, just because the enemy commits atrocities does not mean we should stoop to that low level. The argument that just because it was done to us we should do it back does not justify the actions of these men or any other men who defile the body of another dead human being. What makes the situation even more deplorable is the fact they took video of it and posted it on Youtube for all to see. It was a desecrating and disgusting gesture.
In no way were we criticizing the immense job that the Marine men and women do on a daily basis, merely the lewd actions of a few. I am in no way minimizing the incredible job that Marines do in keeping America safe. I respect them and what they do immensely.
Samantha Skory, Design Editor
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Issue 5 March 9, 2012 5Humor
The National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2012 is an interesting and extremely
polarizing bill. President Obama signed it into action this December, despite having had qualms with the power granted to the military by the bill.
“The fact that I supported this bill as a whole does not mean I agree with everything in it,” President Obama said in a statement issued on December 31st.
“In particular, I have signed this bill despite having serious reservations with certain provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation, and persecution of suspected terrorists.”
For those who don’t know, which, based on a poll we conducted on Coronado students, is at least half of you, the 2012 NDAA allows for a couple of things that some Americans might consider controversial. These provisions are as follows:
-Indefinite detention without trial-Requirement for military custody-Detention of U.S. citizensSo, now that the bill’s been signed,
the military can arrest anyone, including American citizens, as long as they’ve been suspected of terrorism. They can keep them in custody literally forever, without ever giving them trial. Just so long as they continue to suspect them of terrorism, of course. They don’t have to tell anyone about it. The only true limitation here is that the detainee in question has to be suspected of being a terrorist.
This raises the question, why would Obama sign this bill? Does it mean he hates America? Does it mean he loves America? Does it mean he wasn’t really born in America? Let’s take another look at that statement he issued.
“Serious reservations with certain provisions that
regulate the detention, interrogation, and persecution of suspected terrorists.”
This is a recurring bill, and aside from authorizing $662 billion in funding for the military, the detention/interrogation/persecution clause is pretty much the
highlight of this year’s volume. Obama could have chosen not to sign it, and something else could have been worked out. Even the military spending could have been authorized without throwing in all the bits about detaining Americans forever.
Despite his reservations about the detention, interrogation, and persecution of suspected terrorists allowed by this bill, Obama signed it. So basically, what Obama is saying is “despite the fact that I
have some issues with pretty much everything that matters in the bill, I’m going to play it safe and sign it anyways”.
Obama has prepared himself a root beer float, but he accidentally used mononucleosis-infected saliva
instead of root beer. Rather than just preparing himself another float without the mono, he’s going to go ahead and drink this one because he’s really in the mood for some ice cream.
The president has promised that he will not abuse any of the powers granted to him in the bill, and given his promise-keeping track record, we can guess that this is a pretty safe bet. He swears that his administration won’t interpret any of the bill’s provisions to mean that they’re allowed to establish martial law, and that’s rad. Unfortunately, even if he gets re-elected, his administration will only be here for four more years. What if another president decides that he does want to do the terrible, unconstitutional things that he’s allowed to do? If they’re not going to do any of these things, why make it legal? You can’t legalize murder on a promise that you will never murder anyone.
To the 52% of you students that didn’t know what the NDAA was, and to the 12% of you that lied about knowing what it was
(unless you really are a bloodthirsty fascist), turn your attention away from SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA and focus on the NDAA. It’s hard to care about an issue that doesn’t interfere with the future of Facebook or YouTube, but instead of beating the thoroughly dead horse that is the failed SOPA bill, load your congressman’s inbox with letters about the NDAA.
My name is Chad Teenagerson, and I’m a teenager who just
moved here. I enjoy lots of normal teenage things, like basketball and surfing the series of tubes. I have my own phone line at home so my parents can’t listen in on the radical parties that I’m planning with my boys. That’s right, you heard me. I like to party. I’m all about kicking it back with an ice-cold Mr. Pibb, a special girl in my arms, and Huey Lewis blasting on my Walkman (I dig all the latest gadgets). But I just moved into town with my parents. I still live with them since I’m a teenager. And I miss hanging out with all my buddies, the only friend I have anymore is my Sega Genesis.
Trust me, I am too cool for school. I’m actually legally considered too cool to ever be within 300 feet of any official educational institution. You could say I’m a bit of a rebel.
So I was wondering if any of you nubile cats were cool enough to kick it with the Chadster (that’s my nickname,
my teenage friends gave it to me to make sure everyone knew that we were tight). You can bring some cute babes over to my place to check out my cool ankle bracelet (I always keep up with the latest styles) and we can wear plaid shirts that are too big for us and turn our hats backwards. And if I haven’t already sealed the deal for you kids, I’ve got a wicked fake ID. It’s really convincing, it says that I’m a 43-year-old felon and the picture looks just like me.
So if you’re a laid-back teenager looking for some place to chill, look no further! You might as well just give me a canary and a pickaxe and throw me down a hole looking for mineral deposits because I’m a minor! Just like you guys. 100% bona-fide teenager. Popular kids, you can find my number on the Registered Fun Offender’s list. Sperry-having nerds need not apply.
The Explorer took a poll of 100 students asking them about their reactions to the bill, the results of which can be seen in the pie chart.
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Coronado Classifieds Vol. 2Story by: Brennan Patrick and Carlos D. Chandler, Humor Editors
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70 percent accepted Katie’s friend request within the first week
98 people remained friends with Katie
4 people tried to start a conversation with her
46 percent of people accepted Katie’s request within the first day
180 requests sent
54 percent became and remained friends with Katie
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The bridge between the cyber world and the real world is often difficult to find and understand.
Behind a computer screen a total shut-in can become a world traveler, a CEO, or a socialite.
Even a newspaper can create a person, and see what can happen. It’s not difficult. Pictures can be drawn from a profile with few restrictions or a simple search of someone a person would want to be or look like.
Sometimes stories that come from the cyber interactions are stranger than fiction. In the film Catfish a 24 year old photographer begins communicating with who he believes is a young, beautiful woman. He goes on a cross country voyage to meet her, but finds out the girl of his dreams was a schizophrenic 40 year old mother of two. The oddest part of the movie is that it’s an actual documentary.
Meet Katie Waller, except Katie Waller isn’t anyone you could know or meet. Her name was created by a random name generator, and her identity is made up of a collaboration of other peoples’ identities. Her interests are generic and popular. Her statuses are average and nothing out of the ordinary. The real Katie Waller isn’t even one person. She was managed by a group from this newspaper as an experiment to see how many people would accept her.
Many people added her and a majority left her as a friend, despite a vendetta one person started to warn others about her, fearing it was an administrator or someone wanting to do harm.
“I felt the need to warn people because I know a lot of things are found out on Facebook because people don’t care to make their Facebook accounts look presentable,” said Alex Wright, 12, who posted on Facebook about the Katie Waller profile.
The use of fake profiles varies from user to user. Hackers create them to access information or spam other profiles. Sometimes fake profiles are used as practical jokes. Last year a couple of sophomores made a profile to play a practical joke on a friend.
“We created a person [on Facebook] with a ridiculous name to prank one of our friends. We would mess with him, and tell him we wanted to fight him. He took it seriously though, and was considering reporting the profile, so we came clean and told him. It’s honestly not something you want to mess with. People can get hurt,” said one of the current Juniors who chose to remain anonymous.
Fake profiles could have serious legal repercussions as that group almost learned last year.
Last October a woman in New Jersey was charged with identity theft after she created a Facebook profile to impersonate her ex-boyfriend. Recently, a 53-year-old Pennsylvania man pretended to be a pair of high school surfers from Florida. He used his identities to entice young girls into performing illicit sexual acts and sending nude photos of themselves. The profiles had around 600 friends to hide the false nature of the pages.
Chillingly, these are not isolated cases. A fake profile could not only damage a person’s life or lead them into harm, they could also diminish a persons’s chances of employment. According to Career Builder 45% of companies check a potential candidate’s profile before deciding to employ them.
Fake Facebooks could have serious repercussions. Be careful who you add as a friend or who you pretend to be.
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What strange messages or experiences have you had on Facebook? How open should you be on Facebook?
Zoe Kalman, 9 I have gotten a bunch of random friend requests from people I don’t know or I’ve never heard of. I think Facebook privacy is up to you, it depends what you put on there for people to see. Carrie Haegele, 10 One time this guy who apparently was in the military sent me a spam message saying he wanted me to write a letter to someone since he couldn’t write to his family. I think people post too much information on their Facebook profiles.
Brendan Carter, 11 I’m always getting these weird messages from random people saying ‘Hey check out this photo of you!’ and ‘What were you doing in this video?’. I’m always receiving friend re-quests from people I don’t know. Facebook information should be kept between you and your friends.
Eric O’Hara, 12 The weirdest message I’ve gotten is one about adult ads, which really scares me. Yet as far as the info on profiles it’s up to the person on what they want to post on there, Facebook doesn’t ask for everything.
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A New Jersey woman was charged with identity theft after creating a fake profile for her ex boyfriend and attempting to tarnish his name.
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The movie Catfish detailed an online relationship a man started with a woman who was 20 and beautiful. When he met her she was not at all who she claimed to be or the woman in her photos.
Documentation of a new cyber oddity
The Birth and Death of Katie Waller: Experiment in Social NetworkingKatie Waller is not a
real person. Her name was generated from a random name bank. Her profile was created as a social networking experiment. Over the course of two weeks her page was maintained and checked daily.
On the first day of creation she sent out 100 requests to Coronado students, and 80 more requests to the same demographic five days later.
She received backlash from many people, and was added and unfriended by 28% of those who accepted her.
Her interests were ones selected based on popularity. People speculated she was an administrator or someone trying to play a practical joke.
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Feature8 Issue 5 March 9, 2012
Coach Brooks Says Farewell
Throughout the years at Coronado High School there have been
many constants at the beginning of a new school year. Coronado’s rivalry with Franklin will be just as bitter as before, football will remain the source of a social life for the duration of the first semester, and Coach Don Brooks would be on the field leading the team that Coronado students and fans cheer for so passionately. However, constants like traditions end and when they do a difficult period of
change will follow. The constant that is changing for Coronado is Don Brooks. This legendary coach will resign from his position as Head Football Coach at Coronado High School, leaving the coveted position empty for the first time since 1972.
Coach Brooks will leave behind a legacy and an enormous fan base that enjoyed cheering on Brooks his entire career. The average fan believed that Coach Brooks
wanted to win as many football games and earn as many titles possible for as long as he coached. This was not the goal, though.
“What I hope I leave behind is the legacy that I was fair with players. I tried to make them more mature, better citizens,” said Don Brooks.
Others noticed how much he enjoyed coaching and being around football by the way he talked about the sport and behaved in the coaching setting.
“I am going to miss the day-to-day in the office. The banter that this coaching staff had together, and the expressions he had in conversation. He was always real good to me. He picked me up while I was down,” said Coach Bob Anderson.
Brooks’ demeanor with the team at practices and games taught the other coaches how to preform their jobs better, and helped prepare them for a chance to earn a head coaching job in the future.
“Coach Brooks was always a positive role model for the players, all while running a clean program,” said Anderson.
Don Brooks must have a vast memory of all the exciting games and events that he has taken part of in his career. Among his arsenal of memories, one of his favorites is playing in the Texas Stadium during the state playoffs.
Even though this constant that has coached for more than forty years, has ended, the football season will begin and end, and the support that Coach Don Brooks received in his tenure will remain and be just as powerful for the man trying to fill the large shoes Coach Brooks left behind.
THE (EARLY) GRADUATESMost seniors are counting down the days until
June 10 when they walk across the stage to receive their diploma. However, for some seniors, their “graduation” day already happened this past January. These early graduates “graduate” in January but still participate in the ceremony in June.
These select students tend to make their decision prior to senior year if they are ahead in their credits. Kelsey Gray made her decision at the end of the first semester her junior year.
“I already had a lot of credits and only had to double up on English and Science,” said Gray.
Abraham Keyvan had to take his classes online to finish on time. For half of the school day he took his math and social studies classes, in the afternoon he took his English and science classes online.
These early graduates are prompted by different factors, which pushed them towards deciding to graduate early. For Kelsey, it was to pursue something she loved: horseback riding. She has been traveling between El Paso and California to train for competition.
“Instead of being at school doing busy work, I’m doing what I love and trying to excel in my sport,” said Gray.
As for Abraham, he simply did not have the time to continue taking classes at Coronado. “I was offered a full-time job opportunity and I wanted to get ahead in my college credits at EPCC,” explained Keyvan.
Despite their freedom, Abraham and Kelsey do miss some aspects of high school. Abraham lists “definitely his friends” as the thing he missed the most. Kelsey seconds that.
“I miss all my friends and seeing them everyday. I even actually miss my calculus class,” said Gray.
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Issue 5 March 9, 2012 9CollegeTo Room or Not to Room: Adjusting to Roommates
Acceptance (or rejection) letters are arriving in the mail. Scholarship applications and pesky
Financial Aid forms are being filled out. Once all of this work is finished then one of the biggest decisions must be made: living with a roommate.
Some universities completely neglect compatibility questions for roommates on their housing applications, they simply ask if the student would prefer a roommate. Others include general questions like smoking preference, how organized the applicant thinks they are, and even if they plan on going out late at night. Regardless, college applications do not go very in-depth when rooming people with one another.
Some students are worried about finding a “good” fit and ensuring that they will be paired with someone they will definitely get along with. The best way to do this is to check out some online roommate matching websites. Check out sites like roomsurf.com and easyroomate.com. They will provide a personality quiz to first determine the personality of the appplicant and then pair them with someone they are compatible with. All questions must be answered honestly to get the best result.
Most students just allow colleges to randomly pick and they show up in the Fall to meet the stranger they
will be living with for the year. For Dane Eggleston (Lubbock Christian University) and Ryan Justice (New Mexico State University), it panned out perfectly.
“I love having a roommate especially if you are staying with a good friend since you become so close with the person,” said Eggleston.
However, privacy becomes a compromise when they have to share a small room with someone they just met.
“There are times when it is difficult because you have to adjust to having someone else in your room. You’re obviously not going to have as much privacy,”
said Justice. Regardless, most say the benefits definitely
outweigh the cons. “I think it’s nice because you always have someone to work on homework with or study with. Also, it is cheaper to room with someone which is always a plus,” said Evan Longpre (UT-Austin).
“I highly recommend one. It’s a new experience, because you’re used to living with your parents and then you go out to college and live with someone that becomes one of your best friends,” said Justice.
However, if things do not run smoothly with the roommate the student was paired with, the problem is easily solved.
“All schools will let you switch roommates at the end of the semester if things do not seem to be working out,” said Longpre.
To make things work between the roommate, communication is a must. It is almost comparable
to a relationship; all thoughts and problems must be conveyed to one another.
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Entertainment10 Issue 5 March 9, 2012
On the surface, it’s a story about civil rights, but really, it’s about friendship. The Help follows the story of two
African American maids, Aibileen and Minny, and a young white lady named Skeeter, who is an aspiring writer at the time. In the movie, the story is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s. It may have been interpreted differently than Kathryn Stockett’s book, but still it was a huge success.
Like every movie compared to its book, it had inevitable differences, but the director Tate Taylor did an excellent job portraying the important details of the story, emotion, and the friendship between characters. Besides the obvious casting differences that are encountered - Skeeter is big and tall in the book, while Emma Stone’s version of the character is 5’4” and slender - there are three major differences between the book and the movie that seriously change the message of The Help. In the movie, we never find out why Aibileen “raised” so many children. But in the novel, Aibileen raised so many babies because
eventually, they learned to think black people were less human than white people so she would leave to avoid the heartbreak of getting attached. In the movie, Celia Foote learns to cook for herself, but in the book Celia never learns to cook, never learns to clean, and never gets her act together whatsoever. The third and last difference is that in the movie Constantine gets fired by Mama Phelan after her daughter Rachel has dilemma with Mama Phelan in the court house. In the book Mama Phelan doesn’t even know that Rachel exists showing the unfairness of the story.
Sometimes, when reading, one misses the true appreciation that the maids and their employers have for each other; but, when seen on screen the facial expressions and all make us realize it. The movie’s plot is in a different order than in the book. Although it wasn’t identical to the book, the movie is still a must-see, because of its incredible cast, which includes the quirky Emma Stone, the dramatic Viola Davis, and its great director, Tate Taylor.
Book vs. Movie: Compare and ContrastThose who know and love the first novel of Stieg Larsson’s
Millennium trilogy, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, may have noticed the more-than-few changes made to the story and the many parts that were left out in the movie. The streamlining done to the movie adaptation of the book is major; there is an estimated 350 pages worth of book that had to go in order to get the story down to watchable movie length. Most of these cuts were made from the set-up of all the characters, as well as Blomkvist’s romantic liaison with Ceclia Vanger. The biggest change is the ending, where two strands of the narrative have been fused into one. While these adaptations were necessary, with a novel as popular as this, any minor change is one that alters a sacred text.
The movie, though sticking remarkably close to the novel, does indeed have its own walk and talk. Most of the changes made were indeed needed, coming together to make an amazing show. Some of the most important changes are Salander’s more
limited personal relationships (her mother and genius hacker friends are cut out of the storyline entirely), the more rapid discerning of the clues to the mystery, and Lisbeth Salander being a tougher persona. The whole focus of the movie has also shifted characters; instead of being centered on Mikail Blomvkist’s life, all of his affairs and his relationships are shrunk to something of non-importance.
According to a poll 61% of people enjoyed the book more, while 39% enjoyed the movie. Obviously, it can’t be easy to squeeze a 650 page book into a two hour movie, but overall The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo makes for a superior film, and presents the thrilling murder mystery in a way that leaves audience at the edge of their seats. Whether you loved the book, or couldn’t quite get through it, the power of the novel comes through on camera, and the movie is definitely a must-see.
Photos by: George Amspaugh, Guest PhotographerEditor’s Music Choice
Story by: Kelsey Applebaum, Staff Writer and Jackie Wang, Editor in Chief
Story by: Lilian Diaz, Staff Writer
“Helena Beat,” by Foster the People, because I love the beat and it makes me happy.
“Pop A Top,” by Alan Jackson, because it always puts me in a good mood.
“Clint Eastwood,” by the Gorillaz, because it is timeless.
“Born to Die,” by Lana Del Rey, because it’s the perfect song to play with the windows down.
“Like It Like That,” by Hot Chelle Rae, because it gets me pumped up.
-Nasim Saadatkhah, Entertainment Editor
-Cal Mundell, Ad Manager
-Stephen Freyermuth, Sports Editor
-Taylor Bencomo, Editor-in-Chief
-Melissa Mitchell, Opinions Editor
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Issue 5 March 9, 2012 11Sports
Rugby Roughing Up Westsiders
Results are in: Sports Updates, Recaps, and Final Stats Cheerleading TennisGolf SoccerBasketball
The T-Bird cheerleaders competed at Universal Studios California in the Universal Cheerleaders Association Competition. They participated in four divisions: Game Time Cheer, TImeout Dance, Fight Song and a two in a half minute routine.
They received 2nd in the time-out dance routine, and 3rd in the two and a half minute routine. Katie Stevens and Daryl Stein made it to the finals in the jump-off category at the national event in California.
The girls also competed at UTEP several weekends ago. They placed 1st in the two and a half minute routine category. Story by: Kendra Melendez, Staff WriterPhoto by: Meredith Rotwein, Sports Editor
Setting their sights on the playoffs, the soccer team has been hard at work trying to do well in district play.
Recently, the T-Birds fell to both Franklin and Socorro in shootouts in recent match ups, while crushing Hanks 5-2. This left the varsity soccer players in 5th place overall with a record of 6-5.
Today the team has a game against Bel Air, and hopes to have a full crowd along with a win against one of the best teams in the city. Story and Photo by: Meredith Rotwein, Sports Editor
This school year’s varsity boys basketball team provided for a large amount of excitement, and produced large amounts of pride that moved through the Coronado student body. Sadly, Tuesday, February 21, Coronado lost to North Crowley High School 80-36.
The team accomplished more than any other Coronado team in recent memory, earning the titles of Co-District Champions and Bi-District Champions by defeating Lubbock Monterey 54-40. Going from a team that had not made playoffs in over a decade, the team was able to reverse the assumption that Coronado’s varsity boys basketball team was not a legitimate contender for the district title. The boys finished the season with 21 wins and 9 losses.
Story by: Stephen Freyermuth, Sports EditorPhoto by: Victoria Urrea, Photographer
In the past few weeks, golf has gone under the radar in local media but performed at a high level.
In Midland, Texas the Coronado boys varsity golf team won the Midland Tall City Invitational, and a week later finished second in Andrews, Texas.
They travel to Lubbock, Texas this weekend for the Gunslinger Challenge.
T-Bird Tennis has already captured 1st place in the Prices Tournament, The America’s Tournament, and the Tall City Championship.
At the Tall City Championship played in Midland, Texas, many of the T-Birds placed among the top spots. Top placers included Andrea Ibarra and Will Tomlin placing 1st in mixed doubles, Alvaro Hobbs and Wilson Lambeth placing 2nd in Boys Doubles, and Hunter Bilsbarrow and Vanessa Camara placing 4th in Girls Doubles.
Upcoming tournaments for the varsity tennis players include the Dallas Tournament the last weekend of March, and the District and Regional tournaments in April.Story by: Meredith Rotwein, Sports EditorPhotos by: Carlos Garcia, Photographer
Story by: Stephen Freyermurth, Sports Editor Photo by: George Amspaugh
El Paso’s sports scene usually only features sports such as football
or soccer but as of late, a new sport is starting to emerge thanks to Mr. Matthew Wright: rugby. About half of the Westside rugby team, called the Westside Crusaders, is made up of students from Coronado and other high school students from the west side. Rugby is gaining momentum in the El Paso area, with many high school teams participating in a competitive league with other local high schools as well as schools in New Mexico.
“Mr. Wright began recruiting for rugby around the beginning of January,” said Victor Meraz, 12. Many joined because rugby season did not interfere with the other activities they were involved in.
“I joined because it was a new sport to El Paso, and football season ended so it was perfect,” said Dominic Aguilar, 10.
Rugby shares many characteristics with sports like soccer and football (minus the protective gear) so it attracted a lot of off-season players.
“I haven’t been able to play contact sports in four years, so this was a good opportunity and it didn’t interfere with marching band,” said Meraz.
Despite the enthusiasm for the new Rugby team, it hasn’t seen a very strong start. In their first game, they were beaten by Cathedral 2-0. Then they lost to the Northeastern Rebels 17-20.
Aside from being a replacement sport for some of the football players, rugby has its own merits to spark interest in athletic young American teenagers. In Rugby, players can achieve the most points by simply trying. Other similarly foreign terms that will earn players points include the conversion goal (two points), the drop goal (two points), and
the penalty goal (three points). Rugby is played on a field similar to that of a football field with goal posts located at either end, but that’s about where the similarities end.
There are no winners in Rugby, only survivors, according to one popular rugby bumper sticker.
“I’m a forward, and a forward is like a mix of a lineman and running-back in football except you get the ball a lot more,” said Meraz.
Rugby is known for its intense roughness. Something the players can attest to.
Despite the intense injuries players must sustain and the brutality of the sport, Rugby promises to stick around this side of the hemisphere as its popularity increases locally.
Westside Crusaders are Recruiting!
Interested? Visit Thorn Park on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. to join in practice (or call Doug Park at (915) 833-1322)
Unable to play? Check out the team at Cohen Stadium on Fridays between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. Story by: Caleb Upson, Guest Writer,
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